The 2021–22 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Micah Shrewsberry and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Nittany Lions finished the 2020–21 season 11–14, 7–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Nebraska before losing to Wisconsin in the second round.
On October 21, 2020, head coach Pat Chambers resigned after an internal investigation by the school into inappropriate conduct by Chambers. It had been reported in July that former player Rasir Bolton had left the program due to inappropriate comments to him by Chambers. New allegations surfaced after a later investigation by the school that led to Chambers resigning. Assistant coach Jim Ferry was named interim coach for the season.
Following the end of the season, the school hired Purdue assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry as head coach.
Offseason
Departures Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Myreon Jones 0 G 6'3" 180 Junior Birmingham, AL Transferred to Florida Jamari Wheeler 5 G 6'1" 170 Senior Live Oak, FL Graduate transferred to Ohio State Kyle McCloskey 10 G 6'5" 212 Junior Lower Gwynedd, PA Walk-on; transferred Izaiah Brockington 12 G 6'4" 200 RS Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Iowa State Patrick Kelly 14 F 6'8" 215 RS Freshman Raleigh, NC Transferred to Fordham Trent Buttrick 15 F 6'8" 240 Senior Bloomsburg, PA Graduate transferred to Massachusetts Taylor Nussbaum 20 G 6'2" 175 Senior South Salem, NY Walk-on; graduated DJ Gordon 23 G 6'5" 175 Freshman Pittsburgh, PA Transferred to Fordham Abdou Tsimbila 30 F 6'8" 235 Freshman Yaoundé, Cameroon Transferred to Fordham
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college Irekefe Oweh 0 G 6'2" 188 Sophomore North Brunswick, NJ St. Thomas Aquinas Greg Lee 5 F 6'9" 217 Graduate Student Rockford, IL Western Michigan Jaheam Cornwall 11 G 6'0" 190 Graduate Student Brooklyn, NY Gardner–Webb Jevonnie Scott 13 F 6'7" 252 Junior Toronto, ON South Plains College Jalanni White 14 F 6'8" 205 Graduate Student New Haven, CT Canisius Jalen Pickett 22 G 6'4" 202 Senior Rochester, NY Siena
Recruiting classes
2021 recruiting class There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Coaching staff Head coach Micah Shrewsberry 2021 Hanover (1999) Associate head coach Adam Fisher 2021 Penn State (2006) Assistant coach Aki Collins 2021 Clark Atlanta (1997) Assistant coach Mike Farrelly 2011 Saint Joseph's (2003) Director of Basketball Operations Nicholas Colella 2015 Penn State (2013) Director of Recruiting Brian Snow 2021 Ohio State (2007) Athletic trainer Jon Salazer 2001 Penn State (1993) Director of player development Mike Green 2021 Butler (2008) Strength and conditioning coach Greg Miskinis 2009 Penn State (2008)
Schedule and results Games against VCU and Quinnipiac were canceled due to positive COVID-19 results within the PSU program.
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